Sign Up
S 1242 Idaho Senate · 68th Legislature, 2nd Regular Session (2026)

POTATO COMMISSION – Amends and repeals existing law to remove outdated provisions.

This bill removes outdated language from Idaho's potato industry regulations. It amends Section 22-1204 (definitions) by deleting a provision about commission rulemaking, and repeals Sections 22-1211A (referendum on tax continuation) and 22-1215 (access to records). The changes streamline existing law for Idaho potato growers, shippers, processors, and the Idaho Potato Commission, eliminating obsolete administrative requirements. The bill does not create new taxes or alter industry operations - it solely updates code to reflect current practice. It takes effect July 1, 2026.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2026
Committee Review
Mar 2026
Senate Passage
Mar 2026
House Passage
Mar 2026
Signed into Law
Mar 2026
Introduced Jan 29, 2026 Signed Mar 19, 2026
Floor votes · Senate Feb 18, 2026 · House Mar 16, 2026

How they voted

35–0
Passed
Total votes 35
Feb 18, 2026
D Democratic6
6 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican29
29 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
16
Key actions
6
Committee
3
Mar 18, 2026
Lower · Passed
Received from Senate; Signed by Speaker; Returned to Senate
lower
Mar 17, 2026
Upper · Passed
Reported enrolled; signed by President; to House for signature of Speaker
upper
Mar 16, 2026
Lower · Passed
Rules Suspended: Ayes 69 Nays 0 Abs/Excd 1, read in full as required – PASSED - 68-0-2AYES – Alfieri, Barbieri, Beiswenger, Berch, Bingham, Boyle, Bruce, Burgoyne, Cannon, Cayler, Cheatum, Church, Cornilles, Crane(12), Crane(13), Dygert, Egbert, Ehardt, Ehlers, Erickson, Fuhriman, Furniss, Galaviz, Gannon, Garner, Green, Hall(Stone), Handy, Harris, Hawkins, Healey, Hill, Holtzclaw, Hostetler, Leavitt, Manwaring, Marmon, Mathias, McCann, Mendive, Mickelsen, Miller, Mitchell, Monks, Nelsen, Pa
lower
Mar 13, 2026
Lower · Passed
Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation, Filed for Second Reading
lower
Feb 18, 2026
Upper · Passed
Read third time in full – PASSED - 35-0-0AYES – Adams, Bernt, Bjerke, Blaylock, Brooks(Lakey), Burtenshaw, Carlson, Cook, Den Hartog, Foreman, Galloway, Grow, Guthrie, Harris, Hart, Hawkins(Anthon), Keyser, Kohl, Lenney, Lent, Nichols, Okuniewicz, Rabe, Ricks, Ruchti, Semmelroth, Shippy, Taylor, Toews, VanOrden, Ward-Engelking, Wintrow, Woodward, Zito, ZuiderveldNAYS – NoneAbsent and excused – NoneFloor Sponsor - BlaylockTitle apvd - to House
upper
Feb 10, 2026
Upper · Passed
Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation; Filed for second reading
upper
Jan 30, 2026
Committee
Reported Printed; referred to Agricultural Affairs
upper
Jan 29, 2026
Introduced
Introduced; read first time; referred to JR for Printing
upper
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

No sponsor information available.